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How to Clean Brass and Copper with One Simple Ingredient!

06/06/17 | Cleaning & Organization

As a 90s baby, I never expected to see brass come back into style. But I have to admit, I can appreciate a dash of brass in the form of shelf styling trinkets and bookends or even kitchen cabinet knobs and bathroom fixtures. The good quality stuff (not the cheap 90s interior doorknob stuff) is actually very beautiful if you ask me. But, like many fancy things, they can be persnickety. Brass ...

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DIY Cable Outlet

05/17/17 | DIY Projects

In older homes, you may find that cable lines were installed without boxes or wall plates like this: If this is your situation, today's DIY will walk you through how to upgrade your cable wiring with a box and wall plate. It's cheaper and easier than you'd think! You can totally do it! Materials: 1 Gang Electrical Box 3/8" Coax Cable Receptacle Wall Plate Stud finder Drywall/ Keyhole ...

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2 Ways to Clean a Grill Grate

04/28/17 | Cleaning & Organization, Outdoor Projects

Hey y'all! As promised after last week's post on How to Refinish Your Grill, I'm back today with 2 methods you can use to get those grates looking new again! One is a greener method for those of you who don't mind a bit more elbow grease :) Method #1: Ammonia With this method, all you need is ammonia, a heavy duty large trash bag, and a scrub brush. Remove grates and carefully place them in ...

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Iron Grill Refresh: How to Refinish Your Grill

04/20/17 | DIY Projects, Outdoor Projects

How to Refinish Your Grill You guys are probably much more responsible than we are. Like, if you have an outdoor grill located in an uncovered area, you've probably got a cover over it when it's not in use, right? Right. I figured. Because y'all have your stuff together. Well, yeah, we don't. I mean we will this year! But since our poor grill has been abandoned and left to the corrosive weather ...

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Deck Design and Decor

04/13/17 | Decor, DIY Projects, Outdoor Projects

Hey y'all! I hope you've been enjoying these first few Spring weekends! Roland and I spent much of this past weekend outside cutting limbs and pulling weeds. Who needs a gym membership when there's yard work, right?  It's slowly but surely starting to look like a civilized backyard that you'd be proud to take home to mama. And as I mentioned in last week's deck reveal post, I've got a bunch of ...

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